ACP Report Shows Increase in Churches and Attendance, Decrease in Baptisms

from SBC This Week · host Amy Whitfield and Jonathan Howe

http://media.blubrry.com/sbcthisweek/s3.amazonaws.com/sbcthisweek/episodes/Episode164.mp3 Download this episode Subscribe: iTunes — Stitcher — TuneIn Radio — Google Play — RSS Episode #164 As we gear up for SBC 18, the SBC ACP report is out for 2017. It shows growth in churches, attendance, and small groups, but a continued decline in baptisms. News Recap: SBC: Worship attendance rises, baptisms decline — http://bit.ly/2M9jpvM Patterson attorney claims ‘misrepresentation — http://bit.ly/2M9tJnl Nat’l Cooperative Program 3.59% ahead of projection — http://bit.ly/2Mat05A Indiana: Pastor Randall Forsythe to be 2nd VP nominee — http://bit.ly/2M9jBLw Legal: Cake baker’s 7-2 SCOTUS win affirms religious liberty — http://bit.ly/2M6YSYw MBTS & SBTS: Seminary profs Christian George & David Sills resign — http://bit.ly/2M9K5wb LifeWay: 2019 VBS takes kids ‘In the Wild’ — http://bit.ly/2sFuyMP Located in Louisville, KY, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is committed to training future pastors, missionaries, and gospel leaders. You can learn more about undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs by visiting sbts.edu. This Week in SBC History Charles Stanley at FBC Dallas http://media.sbhla.org.s3.amazonaws.com/5964,11-Jun-1985.pdf Resources of the Week Amy: SBC History Podcast Jonathan: @SBCmeeting & @SBCexplainer

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As we gear up for SBC 18, the SBC ACP report is out for 2017. It shows growth in churches, attendance, and small groups, but a continued decline in baptisms.

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